Item Description: POP-UP. TALES FROM FAIRYLAND WITH CUT-OUT AND STAND-UP PICTURES. Akron: Saalfield, no date, circa 1905. 4to (8 1/2 x 10 3/4"), pictorial wraps, light cover rubbing else near Fine and unused. There are 8 fairy tales with the text for each story complete on one page. Opposite each story is a full page of die-cut chromolithographs illustrating 4 scenes from the story. The child is meant to remove the characters from each die-cut and stand them up for play using the die-cut stands provided. The colors are rich, the illustrations lovely and it is completely used. Contains: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Sugar House in the Wood, Snow White and Rose Red, Sleeping Beauty, Frog Prince, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Snow White. Rarely found intact. Bookseller Inventory # 36189

Item Description: The Saalfield Publishing Co, Akron, Ohio, 1942. Original wraps. Book Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 10 X 13 1/4 Inches. 14 Pages. All original pages intact. Signed by the illustrator directly on the first page of text. Inscription reads, "I hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed painting the pictures! Ethel Hays." Not personalized to anyone in particular. Covers remain bright. Hints of scuffing and wear to edges and corners. A few print lines from original production. Oversized linen wraps with strip of black cloth tape added to spine. A very rare book to find signed by the illustrator. Bookseller Inventory # 662

Item Description: The Saalfield Publishing Co. (c.1917, 1907), Akron/New York/Chicago, 1917. Stiff wrappers. Book Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by George McManus, Albert George Carmichael (illustrator). [moderate edgewear to covers, internally Fine except for the expected and inevitable age-toning to the pages]. (cartoon strips and panels) A remarkably well-preserved example of this rare vintage coloring book (OCLC reports only four library holdings), containing mostly undated reprints of George McManus's newspaper comic strip, "The Newlyweds," generally considered the first American "family" strip. Created by the then 20-year-old McManus for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World in 1904, the strip ran for twelve years, at various times as both a daily and Sunday feature; when McManus left the World for the New York American (a Hearst paper), he began a new strip called "Their Only Child" ("a perfect clone," in the words of one historian), while "The Newlyweds" continued in the World, drawn by Albert George Carmichael. Dating the strips in the book would be a major research task, not helped by the mishmash of dates provided: the 1917 date is on the front cover; the title page reads: "Copyrighted 1907 by the Press Publishing Co."; and several of the individual color strips bear a 1916 copyright date, also credited to the "Press Publishing Co. (N.Y. World)." All appear to all be Sunday strips, although some are in B&W (for "coloring-in" purposes, I suppose) and others in color, and despite McManus's sole by-line on the title page, Carmichael's work is also well-represented. (On quite a few, either McManus's or Carmichael's signature is visible; generally speaking, the color versions appear to be by Carmichael and the B&W ones by McManus.) To my eyes, the 1917 publication date signals the publishers' attempt to wring a few more drops of revenue out of a feature that had ended the previous year; the seemingly anomalous 1907 copyright date would seem related to the "birth date" of baby Snookums (yes, that was his name), who was introduced into the strip in that year. [Either that or it's just a "holdover" from an earlier book incarnation, "The Newlyweds and Their Baby," published the same year by the New York World, but not to be confused with the present volume.] But relax: it's not so much a collection (let alone a chronicle) as it is a sampler of "The Newlyweds," and as such is utterly charming. McManus's most successful and best-remembered strip, "Bringing Up Father" (aka "Jiggs & Maggie"), debuted in 1913 and had an amazing 87-year run -- outliving its creator by 46 years! [This item is featured in ReadInk's E-Catalog 3.1, which can be perused in full at our website. (Not everything in that catalog is listed on whatever site you're seeing this.)] NOISBN. Bookseller Inventory # 20353

Item Description: McManus, George. THE NEWLYWEDS AND THEIR BABY'SCOMIC PICTURES FOR PAINTING AND CRAYONING. Akron,Ohio & New York: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1917.Oblong quarto. First edition. Original colorpictorial wrappers. Neatly rebacked, mild rubbing,some coloring in a few places, but a very goodcopy, and a miracle of survival. OCLC locates onlya single copy of this work. McManus (1884-1954)began his career with the `New York World' in1905, where `Newlyweds and Their Baby' firstappeared, and he is best remembered for his comicstrip, BRINGING UP FATHER, the first Americancomic strip to achieve international fame. Thatstrip was issued in book form in a series startingin 1917, and went through nearly two dozen numbersby the early 1930s --all of which are seenregularly in the market. His other successfulstrips were LET GEORGE DO IT, PANHANDLE PETE, and,of course the present work, which is comprised ofcomic strips (6 and 8 panel formats) firstpublished in newspapers between 1907 and 1916.Some of the strips are printed in color (Sundaystrips), while others (dailies were typically inblack and white) are intended for coloring, but nocrayola has ever besmirched this volume. The firstnewspaper comic strips appeared in the 1890s, andthe first modern "comic book" was a selection ofMutt & Jeff strips published by the Chicago`American' in 1911 (THE ADVENTURES OF OBIDIAHOLDBUCK, published in the 1840s is sometimesdescribed as the first American "comic book" butit was a translation from a French work publishedpreviously, and was not a comic book in the modernsense). The first cloth-bound book collection ofcomic strips was Fontaine Fox's FUNNY FOLK (NewYork: Doran, 1917; OCLC locates 9 copies, by wayof comparison). The first "comic book" publishedindependently of any newspaper with originalpreviously unpublished material was THE FUNNIES, a13 part tabloid format series published in 1929.And the first truly "modern" comic book sold atnewsstands, FAMOUS FUNNIES, appeared in 1934. Wehave not been able to determine whether thepresent volume contains previously unpublishedmaterial (some strips have earlier copyrights from`The World' while others do not), nor can weestablish a link between Saalfield Pub. Co. andany newspaper, so the precise status of this comic. Bookseller Inventory # 12767

Item Description: The Saalfield Pub. Co., Akron, OH, 1933. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Fern Bisel Peat (illustrator). Akron, OH: The Saalfield Pub. Co., 1933. 6 unnumbered leaves. Approximately 10 x 13 1/2", oblong. Illustrated cardboard stock wraps with very slight wear, all 206 die cut pieces unused and still intact, in fine condition.A very pretty children's book with 206 pieces that can be punched out to emulate a grocery store. Beautiful illustrations by Fern Bisel Peat (1893-1971). Character pieces include Child With Hat, Store Keeper, Boy and Woman. Complex store pieces include items and stands for meat stand, candy stand, vegetables stand, chicken box and more. Includes many small detailed pieces and large counters alike. Dated, shows "Black Mammy Pancake Flour" on back cover. The Saalfield Publishing Company, founded in Akron, Ohio, published children's books and educational toys and games from 1900 to 1977. At one time, it was one of the largest publishers of children's materials in the world. When the company shut down, its library and archives were purchased by Kent State University. (Only in 1 library holding listed in OCLC and 1 copy in the trade as of 5/16). Bookseller Inventory # BL-001363

Item Description: Akron. The Saalfield Publishing Company. 1938., 1938. Later Printing - the First being issued in 1936.With a foreword by Amelia Earhart. This copy boldly signed in ink by Elvy Kalep aside of Earhart's portrait on Foreword Page. Illustrated with full page colour plates by Elvy Kalep. Folio. (10" x 12.5") Bound in pictorial wrappers. Elvy Kalep was the first woman pilot from Estonia and a friend of Amelia Earhart. Born in Estonia, a former Soviet republic on the Baltic Sea, she spent a short time in her youth flying. That period became part of aviation history. Ms. Kalep was involved in the promotion of aviation during the 1930s and joined 98 other women to form a group called the ``Ninety-Nines,`` which is now an international organization.She was determined to share her love of flying with others and in 1936, Ms. Kalep wrote and illustrated this book,Air Babies.The story follows two "young" planes, Happy Wings and Speedy, as they learn about everything from formation flying to first aid. The book included a foreword by Earhart, who disappeared during a flight over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.During an interview in June, 1987, Ms. Kalep spoke of Earhart miss her very much. When I heard that Amelia had disappeared, well, I fell apart,`` she said. ``I often wish I were with her now, but if I were healthy, I would still be flying . for the love of it." Covers somewhat toned with usual mild scuff or two. Some very mild chipping to edges.Previous owner's small ink signature to upper corner of front cover Very Good copy. Bookseller Inventory # 8777

Item Description: Saalfield, Ca 1905, Akron, Ohio:, 1905. Book Condition: Very good condition. Scarce early color lithographic children's stand up book by Saalfield, not often found with all the animal figures intact, and with the stand up figures in such fine condition.Animals depicted include: sheep, peacock, goats, horses, cows, hyena, snakes, elephant, wild dog, lioness, chamois, leopard, rhinoceros, flamingoes, zebra, crocodile, ostrich, pigs, antelope, monkey, bear, gnu, walrus, tiger, polar bear, donkey, geese, rabbits, cats and dogs. Each illustrated stand up page accompanied by page of text, printed in 2 columns, with verse relating to animals pictured.All 62 figures and stands attached to stiff paper color embossed plates are un-punched. All the figures and stands are in fine condition, and are on printed on 8 full stiff paper pages. The color pictorial front wrapper is illustrated with a group of Western children riding atop an elephant and a young Western boy on a pony, led by a zookeeper in uniform, in an oriental zoo setting. On another page, a scene of African animals is illustrated with a western hunter in white colonial hunting garb shooting a rifle from the cover of rocks, with native trackers watching from the distance. Directions printed in the book are as follows: "Directions: Cut-out the illustrations, following the dotted cut lines. Use the green slips for standards, bending at right angles to them the split sections. In the slits insert the illustrations, which will then stand up."Saalfield Publishing Company of Akron, Ohio was founded in 1900 and headed by A J Saalfield. The firm published children's materials for over 7 decades. 4to, not paginated [16pp] (9 x 11"). Stiff pictorial wrappers, staplebound. The front wrapper with small chips at corners and two closed tears originating at the stapled binding; the text block loose in wrappers. Text block well bound but cover is loose. Small neat presentation inscription at ffep dated 1917. Not recorded in OCLC. Bookseller Inventory # 22336

Item Description: The Saalfield Pub. Co.,, Akron, Ohio:, 1928. Paperback. Possibly a second printing.. Very good in linen self-wrapers over a double stapled binding. A quarto measuring 12 by 10 inches with some light soiling to the covers and minor fraying of the linen pages at the fore edges. Unpaginated, but containing 14 printed pages. Illustrated throughout with color lithographs by Frances Brundage. The front panel is identified as Publisher's No. 52. Quite uncommon. Not listed in Marshall. Bookseller Inventory # TB28715

Item Description: Saalfield, New York, Chicago, 1910. Wrappers. Book Condition: Very Good. Anon (illustrator). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. SCARCE ORIGINAL 1910 SAALFIELD Published FIRST PRINTING, ALL LINEN EDITION of Clement Moore's Famous Poem, The NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! Complete with 12 Pages (Including covers) with all pages firmly attached to Original staples. IN NEAR VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH SLIGHT EDGE WEAR, SOME CORNER ROLLING, AND A LIGHT CENTER CREASE WHERE FOLDED. NO NAMES or DAMAGE, ONLY MARKING IS SQUIGGLE IN SAME COLOR ON PAGE 2 (See Image). Copyright 1910, numbered 104D on rear Cover (Illustrated in Green with Farm Animals, with a listing of 5 Linen books they did for this series) ALL LINEN, STILL VERY SUPPLE! LARGE 9" X 12" FORMAT. A RARE ANTIQUE, VERY SCARCE (NONE LISTED ON ANY INTERNET BOOK SITES)!!. Bookseller Inventory # 000262

Item Description: DOLLS. (PAPER) CORONATION PAPER DOLLS AND COLORING BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1943. Folio, stiff pictoial wraps, VG+ and unused. The story of the Coronation with 4 paper dolls, 4 pages of cut-out color outfits and a story illustrated in line to be colored by the child. Bookseller Inventory # 28912

Item Description: Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, OH, 1963. Paperback. Book Condition: Near Fine/Fine. 6" x 8", unpaginated. "A true dog story by the famous author Albert Payson Terhune". Drawings by Robert Doremus. A rare Terhune children's title. I have had 10 of these over the years and this is by far the best: as close to Fine as you can get with the only wear being at the very tip of the spine. An outstanding copy of this scarce Terhune title, with a perfect interior with no writing, marks or soiling. [see photo enlarged]. Bookseller Inventory # 02118v